Al Ahly defender Ayman Ashraf reveals how Pitso Mosimane differs from Rene Weiler

Mosimane replaced the Swiss tactician on 30 Septemeber after his contract was mutually terminated as he looked to return home during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Cairo.

And since then, the former Mamelodi Sundowns boss has earned widespread praise as he's led the Red Devils unbeaten towards the end of the league campaign and thrashed Wydad AC 5-1 in the CAF Champions League semi-final.

While former players have noted his tactical changes already, Ashraf claims his man-management is what the rest of the squad have picked up on since his historic appointment.

"Mosimane loves to be close to the players and the psychological factor is important to him," the 28-year-old said on local radio, as per KingFut.

"He tries to help the players who don't play games often. Weiler had a similar approach but Mosimane does that relatively more."

1. Manuel Jose (1 January 2004 - June 2009) - Egyptian Premier League x5, Egypt Cup x2, Egyptian Super Cup x4, CAF Champions League x3, CAF Super Cup x3

2. Hossam El Badry (22 June 2009 - 22 November 2010) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup

3. Manuel Jose (31 December 2010 - 19 May 2012) - Egyptian Premier League

4. Hossam El Badry (21 May 2012 - 6 May 2013) - 1 CAF Champions League

5. Mohamed Youssef (29 April 2013 - 30 April 2014) - CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup

6. Fathi Mabrouk (1 May 2014 - 7 July 2014) - Egyptian Premier League

7. Juan Carlos Garrido (8 July 2014 - 3 May 2015) - CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian Super Cup

8. Fathi Mabrouk (4 May 2015- 5 October 2015)

9. Jose Peseiro (16 October 2015 - 18 January 2016)

10. Martin Jol (28 February 2016 - 22 August 2016) - Egyptian Premier League

11. Hossam El Badry (24 August 2016 - 15 May 2018) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup, Egypt Cup

12. Patrice Carteron (12 June 2018 - 22 November 2018)

13. Martin Lasarte (30 December 2018 - 17 August 2019) - Egyptian Premier League

14. Rene Weiler (31 August 2019 - 30 September 2020) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup

15. Pitso Mosimane (30 September - present) - CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup, Egyptian Cup

Ashraf also noted that since his arrival, each game was treated with the utmost respect, with attention to detail in tactical and psychological preparation.

"Our numbers in the league were good both defensively and offensively, and mean that we dealt with every game like cup matches," he explained.

"The overall shape was good [in these games] and I hope that our efforts will be rewarded with the CAF Champions League title."